Q. 1.

Woolen Clothes protect

the body from cold because-
(a) Cloth is a poor conductor of heat
(b) Cloth is good conductor of heat
(c) External heat rays enter into the
body through woolen clothes
(d) None of above

Ans. (a)
Q.2. The owl can see most
clearly in total darkness
because-
(a)It has squint eyes
(b) It has large eyes with orbs
directed forward, giving it binocular
sight
(c) It has light bulbs in its eyes
provided by nature

Ans. (b)
Q.3 Stainless steel contains-
(a) Chromium,Nickel,Iron and
Carbon
(b) Nickel,Iron and Carbon
(c) Iron and Carbon only
(d) Chromium,Iron and Carbon

Ans. (d)
Q.4 The maximum limit of
sound beyond which a
person can become deaf is-
(a) 55 db
(b) 75 db
(c) 85 db
(d) 120 db

Ans. (d) Too… Noisy

Q.5 Which gas often creates
more air- pollution?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Carbon monoxide
(d) Oxygen

Ans. (c)
 Q.6 During cardiac failure,
which of the following is
advised as a first aid?
(a)Mouth of Mouth resuscitation
(b) Giving external cardiac Massage
(c) Giving cool water to drink
(d) Giving complete body Massage

Ans. (a)
Q.7 … waves cannot be
transmitted through
vacuum-
(a) Light
(b) Heat
(c) Sound
(d) Electromagnetic

Ans. (c)
Q.8 The small bats can fly in
dark because-
(a)They can see the objects in
darkness
(b) They have weak legs land are
likely to be attacked by
predators
(c) They generate flashes of light
(d) They generate ultrasonic sound
waves
Ans. (d)
 Q.9 The time period of a
pendulum on moon-
(a)Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) Remains the same
(d) Is zero

Ans. (b)
Q. 10 When water is filled in
a bottle and is allowed to
freeze, the bottle because –

(a)Water expands on freezing

(b) Bottle contraits at fruzing point
(c) Temperature outside the bottle is
ten than that iunde
(d) None of above
Ans. (a)
Q.11 Ice packed is saw dust does not
melt quickly. Why?

Ans. Saw dust is a bad

conductor of heat and
protects the ice from the
external heat and hence from
melting away quickly.
Q. 12 A boatman pushes the bank
with his pole. Why?

Ans. Action and reaction being

equal and opposite,the bank will
push the boat away from it.
Q. 13 A burning candle gets
extinguished when covered
with a tumbler. Why?

Ans. A burning candle gets

extinguished when covered with a
tumbler because the supply of
oxygen is cut – off and the flame
goes out.
Q.14 Why do you see rainbow after
rain?

Ans. The water drops suspended

in the atmosphere act as prism
and disperse light into seven
colours.
Q,15 A metal tea- pot has an ebony
handle. Why?

Ans. Ebony being bad conductor

of heat, the handle does not get
hot.
Q. 16 Why is it easier to roll a
barrel than to pull it along
the road?

Ans. In winter the water vapour

contained in the breath condenses
into small droplets of water,
which become visible. In summer
it is not so.
Q. 17 Why is hot soup more
tasty than the colder one ?

Ans. As temperature is increased,

surface tension decreases and the
liquid now occupies more area.
Thus the hot soup occupies more
area on the tongue and is,
therefore, more tasty than the
colder one.
Q. 18 Why do the stars twinkle?

Ans. The stars seem to twinkle

due to two causes. First the light
from the stars passes through
several mediums; secondly .